Conductor&#39;s vest



A ril 27,1926.

H. GURWITZ CONDUCTORS VEST ile August 6, 1925 2 SheetS -Sheet 1 April 27,, 1926.

H. GURWITZ CQNDUCTOR 'S VEST z Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed August 26 Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

isaaau FATE??? @F HARRY GURWITZ, OF EROVIDENQE, RHQDE ISLAND.

CONDUG'IORS VEST.

Application filed August 26, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Bev it known that I, HARRY GURwrrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gonductors Vests, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vests adapted primarily to the use of conductors.

' The essential objects of my invention are durability; resistance to excessive wear particularly atpoints of greatest use; strength; and adaptability for supporting coin boxes, hand register machines, and the like.

To the enumerated ends essentially my invention consists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vest embodying my invention,

Figures 2 and 3, sections of thesame on lines 22 and 33 respectively of Figure 1, Figure 4:, an enlarged sectionon line 4 4-.

. of Figure '1, showing in side elevation a coin box mounted in the vest, and

Figure 5', an enlarged fragmentary section of an intermediate portion of the vest on a portion of line 33 of Figure 1, and

. showing in section a belt plate engaging the vest, and supporting ahand register shown in side elevation.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

My vest or shield consists of a body 8 centrally cut away at the top, as at 9, to

accommodate the wearers neck, and forming vertically extended portions '10. The central and lower portions of the body are preferably broader than the upper portion. The described contour of the vest is not essential.

' The body 8 comprises a layer 12 of can vas or similar material constituting a lin ing and engaged to a compound or composite facing layer, represented generally by.

13, by horizontal and vertical lines of stitching. The facing layer 13 is composed of pieces of corduroy supplemented at certain points with overlapping, superposed or auxiliary strips orpieces of leather. The cordnroy and leather materials are relatively arranged. and disposed as hereinafter set 01111 2 I Serial No. 52,483.

Extending transversely of the upper porthree pockets indicated generally by 20, 21 Y and 22 respectively in horizontal alignment with each other. The front walls of the three pockets are formed by a horizontal transversely disposed piece 2tof corduroy extending across the body, having a rectangular vertically offset middle portion 25. Overlapping the lower margin of the piece 24 throughout its extent is a horizontal leather strip 27. A line of stitching 28 binds the upper edge of the strip 27 to the lining 12 through the lower margin of the piece 24. A similarly disposed line of stitching 29 along the lower edge of the strip 27 binds the latter to the lining 12. The leather strip 27 thus covers the lower margin of the strip 24;. The line of stitching 28 defines the lower ends of the pockets 20, 21 and 22. The upper edges of each -of the above pockets have an inner facing or guard consisting of a horizontal leather strip 30 opposite the strip 16 at the point'of maximum wear upon the. mouth of the pocket. It is desirable, for the comfort of the operators hand that the strip 30 do not present a raw upper edge and that a portion of its attaching stitching be concealed. Therefore at the top of each pocket the upper edges of the strips 24 and 30 have their marginal portions 31 and 32 respectively brought together and united by a line of stitching 3 -3. Thereafter the free edge of strip 30 is downwardly turned and attached at its lower edge by a line of stitches 34;- to the pocket wall 2a. Thus the stitches 38 and the upper raw edges of the pocket material are concealed, and asmooth entrance .to each pocket insured.

The strip 2! forms a portion of the backing of three horizontally disposed pockets indicated in a general way by 36, 37,and 38 whose front walls are formed by a trans versely disposed pieced?) of corduroy having its lower margin overlapped by a horizontal leather strip 4L0; A. line of stitches L1 binds the lower edge of the strip 4:0 to the lining 12 through the lower margin of the piece 39. The line of stitching 4-2 defines the lower ends of the pockets 36 and 38, while the stitching ll defines the lowermost portions of the intermediate pocket 37. The upper edge of each pocket as, 37 and 38 has an inner horizontal facing or guard strip ll of leather opposite the leather strip 27, and attached to the upper portion of the pocket wall in the manner described in connection with pockets 20, 21 and Itwill be noted that the upper part of the central portion of the leather strip -l-0 is not stitched whereby there is formed the outer wall 46 of. an an:-;iliary pocket if? exterior of the pocket 37. A guard piece 4.) of leather is fixed by marginal stitches 50 to the front of the outer wall of the pocket 37 and extends both above and below the upper edge of the pocket wall 46, forming a protection for the covered fabric and facilitating the introduction of articles into the p cket.

Two vertical leather strips 53 spaced from each other extend downwardly, at each side of the center of the body, from the neck recess 9 to the bottom edge of the strip 40, passing over the front faces of the piece 15, strip 16, piece 24-, strip 27, piece 39, and strip 40; The strips are held by lines of stitches upon their inner edges, and similar stitches 56 upon their outer edges; both lines engaging the lining 12. The stitches deline the sides of the central pockets 21, 37, and t7, while the stitches 56 define the inner sides of the lateral pockets 20, 22, 3t; and 38. Attached to the lower portions of the strips 53 are longitudinally disposed facing strips 58 of leather fixed in position by lateral stitchings (30. These strips are open at their tops and thus form vertical sockets 61.

The strip atO forms a backing for the upper portions of two pockets (it and extending across the lower portion of the body. The front walls of these pockets are formed by a piece 67 of corduroy. The upper inner edge of each pocket or and 65 has attached thereto. in the manner hereinabove described in connection with the pockets 2U. 21. and 22, a leather strip (59. The inner sides of the pockets (ll and (35 are detined by the stitching 70 upon opposite sides of a vertical leather facingstrip 72. which stitching passes through the lining 1'2 and all intervening layers of material. The bottoms and outer sides of the pockets (it and 63, as well the. outer sides of the pockets 20, 35 and 38, are defined by a line of stitching to the lining T-l extending entirely around the margin of the body. This stitching sup 'ilenients a parallel concealed line of stitching in attaching a peripheral binding 77 to the body.

The described vest may be supported in any usual or convenient manner. In the present instance shoulder straps 80, adapted to be crossed have their inner ends sewed to the extended portions ll) of the rest, am: carry upon their outer ends clips 81. adapted to detachably engage buttons 82 tixed to the vest margin. A waist belt 8% has one end sewed to the lower lateral portion of the rest. and a clip 85 upon its other end adapted to engage a button upon the opposite portion of the vest.

Pockets 20, 22, 36, 3S. litand (ii are adapted for containing moneys of various denominations, and pockets 21, and 3?. for transfer slips or pads. In Figure l shown in side elevation a coin receptacle 88. The usual pair of hooks or prongs Sf) upon the ba k thereof are adapted to be received an! supported in the two sockets til.

In Figure 5 is shown in transverse section the back plate 91 upon which hxed the front plate 92 of the usua holder ()3 for a hand cash register 9 whose hook 9G is shown seated in its holder. It will be noted thatthe lower margin of the holder 9 supportable in the leather pocket 4-? and that the leather facing it) of the pocket protects the rest from the metal holder.

I claim 1. In a. vest of the type set forth, a lining. pockets comprising back walls formed by the lining and front walls fixed to the lining. horizontal leather strips fixed to the lining above the pockets and extending behind the front walls, horizontal leather strips having their upper margins folded inwardly with inwardly folded margins ofthe front walls. stitches connecting the folded margins of the 'alls and strips, and a seam connecting the unfolded edges of the last mentioned strips with the backs of the front walls below the stitches.

2. In a vest of the type set forth. a lining, a horizontal facing piece extending horizontally across the lining, a leather horizontal guard strip overlapping the facing piece and fixed to the lining, a pocket piece parallel to the facing strip and below the same extending across the, lining and lixcd at its lower margin to the lining to form the bottoms of pockets, a second horizontal leather guard strip overlapping the bottom of the pocket piece attached to the lining, a second pocket piece below the lirst pocket piece extending across the lining attached at its lower margin to the latter to form the bottoms of pockets, and overlappiug the second guard strip, spaced vertically disposed leather strips exlending across the facing-piece, pocket. pieces and guard st rips, and seams in the vertical st rips extending into the lining through th pocket pie es to form inner side walls for the pockets, and seams connecting the ends of the pocket pieces to the margins ofthe lining to form outer side walls for the pockets.

3. In a vest of the type set forth, a lining,

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Illt) a horizontally disposed pocket piece extending across the lining and attached thereto at its bottom and ends by rows of stitching, vertically disposed leather strips spaced from each other extending across the pocket piece, stitching extending longitudinally of the strips engaging the lining through the pocket piece and defining the inner sides of the 7 pockets, and vertical leather facing strips stitched at their lateral margins to the first mentioned strips to form vertical sockets.

4. In a vest of the type set forth, a lining, a horizontally disposed pocket piece of textile material extending across the lining and attached thereto at its ends by stitching defining the outer sides of the pockets, a horizontal leather strip overlapping the lower margin of the pocket piece, a line of stitching extending continuously along the lower edge of the strip engaging the lining, and a second row of stitching extending along the upper edge of the strip except at its central portion to form the mouth of an auxiliary pocket, a leather guard piece fast to the pocket piece extending into the mouth of the auxiliary pocket, vertically disposed leather strips spaced from each other extending across the pocket piece and the horizontal strip and stitching in the vertical strips engaging the lining defining the inner sides of the pocket, the pocket piece and the sides of the auxiliary pocket.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HARRY GURWIT'Z. 

